Chorus of 120 Men at M E Church Dinner and Sermon
A 175 man crowd gathered at the Methodist church for the McCombe Clase union dinner while 120 joined in the 7 30 pm chorus as about 1200 attendees filled the church. Dr McCombe preached on The Unpardonable Sin arguing it is the persistent refusal to accept the gospel and illustrated with biblical and personal examples. The service featured a 120 voice men’s choir under Mr Clase directing, delivering a powerful final portion.
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Methodist Church
McCombe-Clase Union
McCombe
Dr. McCombe
Saul
Mr. Clase
Four Thousand Six Hundred Forty-One County Cars Licensed
Korge reported that by year start nearly 600 Washington county automobiles were registered for 1931. By December 31 the total licensed cars stood at 4,065, rising to 4,641 today. Delinquent registrants face a one dollar penalty and about 750 county cars may still carry old plates. Tracks show 462 registrations to date. By year end about 6,000 county cars are expected licensed.
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Korge
Washington County
Senate approves food funds. House stalls on 15 million
The senate passed a bill appropriating 15 million for food but the House of Representatives had not approved it by Wednesday. Members argued it would set a bad precedent and encourage hunger, noting that hunger is already rising naturally.
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Senate
House of Representatives
House
Laguardia
New York
Hoover
124 Marriages in 1930 and 24 Divorces in Washington County
Records from the district court show 124 licenses granted and 24 divorces issued in 1930. The ratio is one divorce per five marriages, with cruelty and desertion as main causes. Twenty children from eleven homes were affected as marriages ended.
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District Court
Washington County
Arriagy
Life term given Kile for killing in Tipton
Wayne Kile of Canton was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of R. G. Sproat, a Cedar county vigilante, last August. The judge accepted Kile’s guilty plea after he had claimed innocence, saying he believed one of the Mercer brothers fired the fatal shot. Sproat was killed while helping halt a drug-store hold up. the Mercer brothers have not been captured.
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Tipton
Iowa
Wayne Kile
Canton
Sproat
Cedar County
Kile
John Doffit
Mercer
Roy
Jack
Instantes
Davenport
Mercers
Stobbs Bill Eases Penalties for Small Bootleggers
Washington dispatch reports the Stobbs bill passed by the House with Senate amendments and heads to the president for signature. It tightens penalties under the Jones law, raising prison time and fines for liquor possession and for those convicted of dry law violations, while extending penalties to mere peddlers of small amounts.
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Washington
Jan
House
Senate
Unemployed Riot in Brooklyn Near Borough Hall
A large gathering of unemployed people outside Brooklyn Borough Hall escalated into a riot as about 300 demonstrators, dispersed by police, swarmed Salvation Army assistance lines, demanding food and threatening to break in.
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York
Jans
Brooklyn Borough Hall
Salvation Army
West Chester and Y Leaders Tie for First in Y League
Results from the Y League show West Chester and the Y Leaders each with four wins after a week of games. West Katona led with 32 points, Colter 15, West ter 38, Montgomery Ward, and Tuesday at Wayland, Brighton Hawks Ainsworth 13 and Wayland 39, Brighton Independents 16. Next week West Chester hosts the top two undefeated teams in a key Tuesday showdown.
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West Chester
Apleve
West Katona
Colter
West Ter
Montgomery Ward
Wayland
Brighton Hawks Ainsworth
Brighton Independents
Road board defers decision on farm mutual matter
Delegation from Ames including Supervisor Boon Joswer and County Engineer Kawn met with the state highway commission about re rating the road from Montezuma to Muscatine via Washington county. The commission took the request under advisement with no decision expected for a week, possibly after the legislative session begins. Washington County Farmers Mutual Insurance Association directors meet to close affairs for the year and plan the annual stockholders meeting for tomorrow. Patterson reports the association had its best year in a decade and remains in good condition.
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Boon
Joswer U
Kawn
Ames
Montezuma
Muscatine
Washington County
State Commission
State Legistare
The
Washington County Farmers’ Mutual Insurance I Association
C. €. Patterson
Association
Barking Leads to Murder Discovery
In Chicago on January 8 a Pekingese dog’s intermittent barking helped locate the body of Mrs. Margaret Jane Stevens of Kansas City and Omaha, who was found strangled with a towel in her home more than a day earlier, prompting a homicide investigation.
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Chicago
Margaret Jane Stevens
Kansas City
Omaha
Lita Grey Chaplin Robbed of Jewels
Lita Grey Chaplin and Georges Carpentier were held up by four armed men in the Bronx after a show at the Franklin Theatre. They lost money and Mrs Chaplin's automobile as the incident was reported to Morrisania police by Chaplin's chauffeur.
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New York
Lita Grey Chaplin
Charles Chaplin
Georges Carpentier
Fonr
Chaplin
Morrisania
Bronx
George Reed Heads County Hospital Board 1931
George W. Reed chairs the county hospital board for 1931 with Walter Brown as vice chair and H. H. McCleery as secretary. Harriet Phillips becomes a new member, replacing R. F. Dougherty. the board includes Will Griffin, Eardley Bell Jr, W. P. Wells, and others. Improvements last year totaled 3,252.10, with new equipment and a remodeled office and waiting area.
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George W. Reed
County Hospital Board
Walter Brown
H. H. McCleery
Harriett Phillips
R. F. Dougherty
Will Griffin
Riverside
Hugh McCleery
Eardley Bell, Jr
Wellman
W. P
American College of Surgeons
Washington Junior College
B. Wicke
Demons Face Key Little Six Rival in Weekend Tilt
Fairfield and Washington, tied for third, square off in a pivotal Little Six basketball clash. Both teams boast football stars turned hoops players, with several newcomers in the lineup. A junior varsity game precedes the main event as Coach Jim Shultz prepares his Fairfield squad with a hard workout after yesterday’s session.
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Wither Washington
Pairsfield
Rams
Fairfield
ML. Pleasant
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Washington Los
Burlington
Crayne
Walker
Dubois
Washington
Klesey
Jones
Raymond
Judevine
Lytle
Moher
Simpson
Shane Non
Jim Shultz
Miss Nora Gallagher Taken by Death in Washington
Miss Nora Gallagher of Washington died at Washington County Hospital about one o'clock this afternoon. She is survived by four brothers J B Gallagher, C R Gallagher of Washington and Dr C H Gallagher of Grinnell, and by one sister Mrs C F Snyder of Wichita. Born at Richmond, she was the daughter of James B and Sarah Page Gallagher. The body was taken to Sherman’s funeral home. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
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Nora Gallagher
Washington
Washington County Hospital
J. B
C. R. Gallagher
C. H. Gallagher
Grinnell
C. F. Snyder
Wichita
Kal Sho
Richmond
James B
Sarah Page Gallagher
Ken
Sherman
Chicago lays out Lingle murder suspect in dramatic midnight reveal
Chicago authorities publicly identified Lea Y Brothers of St Louis as the man who killed Tribune reporter Alfred Lingle, after a midnight meeting with press men. Swanson, state attorney, said Brothers has been positively identified by witnesses and will be indicted, with further arrests likely as the case moves toward arraignment.
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Chicago
Jan
Leo V. Brothers
Alfred J. Lingle
Chicago Tribune
Lingle
United
St Louis
Dee
Yerang
Reserson
Six-Foo
Ilinols Central
Lea Y. Brothers
St. Louis
Jol A. Swanson
Alfred
Jake” Lingle
Tribune
Brothers
Pat Roche
Swansons
Swanson
Louis V. Bader Swanson
Brettien
Swanson Ds
Debate on chain stores at Washington high school
Washington and Burlington high schools debate whether chain stores benefit or harm a community at 7:30 PM with teams from both schools. Burlington won the prior night debate against Washington, judged by Ed Hirsch, and the season’s state league debates loom later this month.
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Washington High School
Burlington
Washington
Cherie McElbianey
Wilertor
Betty Biertodt
Carl Stiefel
Lucille Davison
William Masson
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Circuit’ Court ‘of Appeals
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